This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Upper Intermediate Vocabulary – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call a shape with eight sides? A) Hexagon. B) Polygon. C) Decagon. D) Octagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Octagon. 2. A: "What would you like to have for dinner?" B: "I'm not sure, nothing's really coming ..... mind." A) To. B) In. C) For. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 3. Choose the correct word to the definition:an adjective that describes things that are very white A) Failing. B) Pearly. C) Dismal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearly. 4. I'm looking forward to your visit. It's been a long time since we last saw A) Each other. B) Ourselves. C) Us. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each other. 5. Choose the correct definition for this given word:irritated A) Very angry. B) Showing or feeling slightly anger. C) Affected by or deriving from widely uncontrolled emotion. D) Worried and nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showing or feeling slightly anger. 6. The man doesn't know what to do. He is ..... A) Stumbling. B) Hesitating. C) Seeking. D) Curing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hesitating. 7. I've persuaded a friend ..... travelling with me A) Having. B) Working. C) To come. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To come. 8. The synonym of 'belongings' is: A) Heaps. B) Clutter. C) Stacks. D) Possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possessions. 9. New technologies have the potential to ..... healthcare and health systems and to contribute to their future sustainability. A) Enable. B) Cause harm to. C) Adjust to. D) Revolutionise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolutionise. 10. My future professional plans are involved in gaining seniority A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. Finlay's not very sociable. He likes to ..... A) Morning person. B) People person. C) Good laugh. D) Keep himself to himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep himself to himself. 12. Sergio ..... ! He is so disorganized! A) Lost my patience. B) Drives me crazy. C) Infurating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drives me crazy. 13. 3 Jim's too scared to leave the house. He's convinced he ..... watched. A) Is. B) Was being. C) Is being. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is being. 14. I hope you ..... (complete) your work by the end of the week. A) Will complete. B) Will have completed. C) Are going to complete. D) Will be completing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have completed. 15. People want him ..... for his involvement in the recent scandal. A) Arresting. B) Arrest. C) To arrest. D) Arrested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrested. 16. Too big and difficult to carry A) Bulky. B) Cutting-edge. C) Handy. D) Hard-wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bulky. 17. He wasn't found guilty of the crime, because all the evidence just didn't ..... A) Add up. B) Drawn the line. C) Face. D) Missed the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add up. 18. Adrian is looking for ..... in London A) Some cheap accommodations. B) Some cheap accommodation. C) A cheap accommodation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some cheap accommodation. 19. Replace the verb idioms in italics with the right phrase. Have I completely missed the point or do you really mean you are happy to do it? A) Make sense. B) Explaining. C) Misunderstood. D) Interrupting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misunderstood. 20. This isn't a light shower. Look, it's absolutely ..... A) Warm. B) Pouring. C) Drizzling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pouring. 21. I ..... (give) a company car when I start my new job. A) Will be given. B) Was given. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be given. 22. We were all ..... to hear that Jim had got back safely. A) Relieved. B) Disgusted. C) Furious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relieved. 23. Which South American country has the greatest land area? A) Brazil. B) Easter Island. C) Rio de Janeiro. D) Buenos Aires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brazil. 24. Mozart ..... to have a high IQ. A) Is believed. B) Wants. C) Is thought. D) Is happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is thought. 25. I ..... Elvis Presley in 1965. A) Have seen. B) Saw. C) Am seeing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw. 26. If a project stays on track, ..... A) It needs people to monitor it all the time. B) It follows the original plan. C) It is very slow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It follows the original plan. 27. Jane opened the door quitely ..... her parents up. A) To not wake. B) So that she nor wake. C) So as not to wake. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So as not to wake. 28. They ..... (that) there might be more students than last term. A) Hinted. B) Discriminate. C) Reacted. D) Sorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinted. 29. With great approbation or favour A) Highly-respected. B) Thought-provoking. C) Mind-blowing. D) Much-anticipated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highly-respected. 30. PEOPLE is generally a(n) ..... A) Countable, plural noun. B) Countable, singular noun. C) Uncountable, singular noun. D) Uncountable, plural noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uncountable, plural noun. 31. Student' s book p.73 Task 2 sentence 3 A) To. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 32. A new James Bond movie ..... (film) at the moment. A) Is been filmed. B) Is filming. C) Is filmed. D) Is being filmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is being filmed. 33. I would ..... mad if I had to live with him. A) Go. B) Went. C) About. D) Drives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go. 34. Advertising ..... A) Development. B) Campaigns. C) Cutting. D) Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Campaigns. 35. Recognized by many people A) Well-known. B) Heart-breaking. C) Heartfelt. D) Mind-blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-known. 36. Cruel, severe and unkind (weather, landscape etc.) A) Haggard. B) Stifling. C) Remote. D) Harsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harsh. 37. Which part of the body do you use to POUT A) Head. B) Face. C) Hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face. 38. I may be ..... , but aren't humans more important than animals? A) Concerned. B) Wrong. C) Convinced. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 39. The one who got the job wasn't even short-listed. He ..... a bribe. A) Might pay. B) Must have paid. C) Could pay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have paid. 40. Yoshiro will be a great party host. He's a real ..... A) Morning person. B) People person. C) Witty. D) Good laugh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People person. 41. Shops are ..... using contactless payment platforms as their preferred payment type. A) Gradually. B) Tend to. C) Trying to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gradually. 42. This situation ..... intolerable! A) Are. B) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 43. He ..... 2 years old A) Has. B) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 44. There are puddles of water all around. It ..... hard a few minutes ago. A) Must rain. B) Must be raining. C) Must have been raining. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have been raining. 45. Student' s book p.73 Task 2 sentence 5 A) Still. B) Since. C) Soon. D) Formerly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 46. Let me get this ..... Are you saying I can't get my money back? A) Now. B) Straight. C) On. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straight. 47. Alison is a really good dancer just ..... her sister. A) Looks like. B) Is like. C) Like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like. 48. Jane's baby ..... her. A) Just like. B) Like. C) Looks just like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looks just like. 49. Don't touch for a girl A) Do not touch. B) Don't touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't touch. 50. People ..... (live) since the dawn of humanity A) Lived. B) Will live. C) Has lived. D) Have lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have lived. 51. They are the local ..... authority. A) Success. B) Planning. C) Error. D) Failures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planning. 52. Choose a correct word to the definition:a person who has a very high opinion of themselves A) Self-centred. B) Big-headed. C) Well-behaved. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big-headed. 53. Fancy dress party A) Costume party. B) A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. C) An insect with wings and yellow and black stripes across its body. Wasps have a painful sting like a bee but do not produce honey. D) A person who is among the first to explore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Costume party. 54. What do we call a mountain which could erupt? A) Dome. B) Fold. C) Volcano. D) Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcano. 55. The wide part of a river where it flows into the sea A) Plain. B) Peninsula. C) Shore. D) Estuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Estuary. 56. Teamwork is the ability of a group of people to work well together to ..... a common goal. A) Start. B) Finish. C) End. D) Accomplish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accomplish. 57. Have they given us a ..... budget? A) Real. B) Reality. C) Realistic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic. 58. What is the significance of being bilingual for international students? A) It reduces cultural diversity. B) It helps them avoid adaptation challenges. C) It allows them to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds. D) It limits their exchange opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It allows them to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds. 59. A woman who answers letters in an agony column. A) Questioned. B) Critic. C) Agony aunt. D) Reporter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agony aunt. 60. What means the same as "pose as" A) Pretend to be. B) Snatch. C) Fool. D) Switch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pretend to be. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesUpper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 1Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 2Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 3Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 4Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 5Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 6Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 7Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 8Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books